Sister Julie Franchi started her new job as director of the Social Apostolate of Savannah last Tuesday.

Not only did she run face first into succeeding Sister Pauline O’Brien as head of the agency for poor, homeless, disabled and at-risk folk, but she was met head on with the group’s annual fund raiser, the Social Apostolate Open.

West Broad Street YMCA and the Savannah Tree Foundation are partnering at 9 a.m. Saturday to plant a variety of trees to celebrate National NeighborWoods Month. as part of an all-volunteer work day at 1110 May St.

The Rape Crisis Center will present “Guitars in the Garden,” a party and fashion show, from 2-6 p.m. on Oct. 20 to bring attention to men and boys who are victims of abuse.

The event, at Savannah Botanical Gardens, 1388 Eisenhower Drive, is part of what new Executive Director Kesha Carter-Gibson, said is the agency’s attempt to expand its community outreach to victims who may have been largely ignored in the past,